Alison Moore in conversation with Nicholas Royle

Alison Moore

... was born in Manchester in 1971. Her stories have been published in various magazines and anthologies including Best British Short Stories 2011. She has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and the Manchester Fiction Prize, and won first prize in the novella category of The New Writer Prose and Poetry Prizes. Her first novel, The Lighthouse, was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards 2012.

Nicholas Royle

... is the author of seven novels including, most recently, First Novel (Cape), and the editor of the Best British Short Stories series (Salt). He teaches creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.